| A | B |
| FREEDMEN'S BUREAU | SUPPLIED FOOD, CLOTHING, JOBS, EDUCATION TO FREED SLAVES |
| 13TH AMENDMENT | ABOLISHED SLAVERY |
| 14TH AMENDMENT | GRANTED AFRICAN AMERICANS CITIZENSHIP |
| RECONSTRUCTION ACT | SPLIT THE SOUTH INTO 5 MILITARY DISTRICTS |
| 15TH AMENDMENT | UNIVERSAL MALE SUFFRAGE |
| HIRAM RHODES REVELS | 1ST AFRICAN AMERICAN SENATOR |
| BLACK CODES | LAWS PASSED IN THE SOUTH TO LIMIT THE RIGHTS OF FREED AFRICAN AMERICANS |
| JIM CROW LAWS | SEGREGATION |
| POLL TAX | TAX REQUIRED TO VOTE |
| RADICAL REPUBLICANS | FAVORED HARSH TREATMENT OF THE SOUTH, WANTED RIGHTS FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS |
| SCALAWAG | WHITE SOUTHERN REPUBLICAN WHO FAVORED THE AFRICAN AMERICANS |
| CARPETBAGGER | NORTHERNER WHO CAME TO SOUTH FOR LAND AND PROFIT |
| DEMOCRATIC PARTY | RULED THE SOUTHERN GOVERNMENTS FROM 1870 - 1970 |
| HOMESTEAD ACT | INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED LAND TO IMPROVE, HAD 5 YEARS |
| MORRILL ACT | PROVIDED FOR STATE COLLEGES |
| DAWES ACT | SPLIT INDIAN LAND INTO INDIVIDUAL PLOTS |
| COMPROMISE OF 1877 | DISPUTED PRESIDENTIAL VOTES, HAYES BECAME PRESIDENT, MILITARY REMOVED FROM SOUTH |